Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1071

"Well..."

Gilbert locked eyes with her, his gaze sparkling with warmth.

"If we get married, I become her dad naturally. We can explain the past to her when she's older."

Is that really the way?

Sherilyn fell silent for a moment.

Objectively speaking, it was a sound idea.

Jenna was still young, too young to need explanations. If they got married, over time, she would naturally accept Gilbert as her father. As she grew up, she might even forget that her father had been absent for the first few years of her life... It would minimize any hurt to her.

But marriage?

She hadn't really considered it.

Even though they were already in such a relationship.

"Sherilyn."

Seeing her hesitation, Gilbert squeezed her hand gently, his eyes earnest. "Would you? Would you marry me?"

Sherilyn furrowed her brows, caught in indecision.

"No rush."

head. "You don't have to answer right away. Take your time, think it over, and let me know

as marriage deserved proper preparation, a formal proposal that he hadn't given her the first time around. Just then, Sherilyn's

glanced at it, curious, but

Sherilyn volunteered. "Her divorce

"It's been dragging on for

"How does she

how close you were to

and Eddy

the blinding afternoon sun.

as she

or

stepped out, waving a hand

frowned. What was he

forcing a smile. He had

I'll be

respond when she noticed Eddy clutching his

how pale he looked, like

nothing..." Eddy replied, trying to smile through

didn't believe him. "Is it

then

"I thought so."

had stomach issues. His lifestyle of smoking and drinking had taken

your meds with you?"